A Collection of Writings Related to Occult, Esoteric, Rosicrucian and Hermetic Literature, Including Freemasonry, the Kabbalah, the Tarot, Alchemy and Theosophy Volume 1

This is a collection of 18 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

Awesome!!

By
Amazon Customer
on
02-03-18

Sepher Yetzirah: The Book of Formation

By:
Jason Augustus Newcomb editor,
W. Wynn Westcott translator

Narrated by:
Alan Weyman

Length: 1 hr and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

72

Performance

61

Story

61

The
Sepher Yetzirah or
Book of Formation is perhaps the oldest rabbinical treatise of Kabbalistic philosophy which is still extant. This thoroughly re-edited and revised version helps bring this text to life.

exactly what you'd expect.

By
Joseph RHunt
on
11-18-17

The Kybalion

A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

By:
The Three Intiates

Narrated by:
Mitch Horowitz

Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

959

Performance

826

Story

826

He was the father of the occult, the founder of astrology, the discoverer of alchemy. He was Hermes Trismegistus, and as the scribe of the gods of ancient Egypt, he possessed all divine knowledge... which he passed on to humanity, though only those who have been tutored in its wonders can fully understand it.In this extraordinary 1912 book, three secret initiates to his teachings - who remain anonymous to this day - share their insight with all who seek to understand the mysterious underpinnings of the universe and our relationship with it.

Big bites of ancient (now age?) wisdom to chew on

By
Diana
on
07-24-14

The Gnostic Gospels of Philip, Mary Magdalene, and Thomas

By:
Joseph B. Lumpkin

Narrated by:
Dennis Logan

Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

8

Performance

8

Story

7

And the companion (Consort) was Mary of Magdala (Mary Magdalene). The Lord loved Mary more than all the other disciples and he kissed her often on her mouth (the text is missing here and the word "mouth" is assumed). The others saw his love for Mary and asked him: "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior replied, "Why do I not love you in the same way I love her?" (The Gospel of Philip)

I fell in love with the narrator

By
Juize
on
08-06-17

I Am the Word

A Guide to the Consciousness of Man's Self in a Transitioning Time

By:
Paul Selig

Narrated by:
Paul Selig

Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

740

Performance

644

Story

633

In a series of enticing, irresistibly practical dialogues, the Guides of I Am the Word identify the emotional "boulders" that displace our authentic selves and consume our potential. The Guides provide to-the-point psychological and existential insights, along with self-developing exercises and affirmations, which begin to strip away residues of fear, self-doubt, and self-suffocating habits.

I AM Christed!

By
ChillinInNewMexico
on
06-18-15

The Gnostic Gospels

By:
Elaine Pagels

Narrated by:
Lorna Raver

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

526

Performance

314

Story

321

The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon.

The other side of Jesus

By
Laura
on
05-19-06

A Collection of Writings Related to Occult, Esoteric, Rosicrucian and Hermetic Literature, Including Freemasonry, the Kabbalah, the Tarot, Alchemy and Theosophy Volume 1

This is a collection of 18 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

Awesome!!

By
Amazon Customer
on
02-03-18

Sepher Yetzirah: The Book of Formation

By:
Jason Augustus Newcomb editor,
W. Wynn Westcott translator

Narrated by:
Alan Weyman

Length: 1 hr and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

72

Performance

61

Story

61

The
Sepher Yetzirah or
Book of Formation is perhaps the oldest rabbinical treatise of Kabbalistic philosophy which is still extant. This thoroughly re-edited and revised version helps bring this text to life.

exactly what you'd expect.

By
Joseph RHunt
on
11-18-17

The Kybalion

A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

By:
The Three Intiates

Narrated by:
Mitch Horowitz

Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

959

Performance

826

Story

826

He was the father of the occult, the founder of astrology, the discoverer of alchemy. He was Hermes Trismegistus, and as the scribe of the gods of ancient Egypt, he possessed all divine knowledge... which he passed on to humanity, though only those who have been tutored in its wonders can fully understand it.In this extraordinary 1912 book, three secret initiates to his teachings - who remain anonymous to this day - share their insight with all who seek to understand the mysterious underpinnings of the universe and our relationship with it.

Big bites of ancient (now age?) wisdom to chew on

By
Diana
on
07-24-14

The Gnostic Gospels of Philip, Mary Magdalene, and Thomas

By:
Joseph B. Lumpkin

Narrated by:
Dennis Logan

Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

8

Performance

8

Story

7

And the companion (Consort) was Mary of Magdala (Mary Magdalene). The Lord loved Mary more than all the other disciples and he kissed her often on her mouth (the text is missing here and the word "mouth" is assumed). The others saw his love for Mary and asked him: "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior replied, "Why do I not love you in the same way I love her?" (The Gospel of Philip)

I fell in love with the narrator

By
Juize
on
08-06-17

I Am the Word

A Guide to the Consciousness of Man's Self in a Transitioning Time

By:
Paul Selig

Narrated by:
Paul Selig

Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

740

Performance

644

Story

633

In a series of enticing, irresistibly practical dialogues, the Guides of I Am the Word identify the emotional "boulders" that displace our authentic selves and consume our potential. The Guides provide to-the-point psychological and existential insights, along with self-developing exercises and affirmations, which begin to strip away residues of fear, self-doubt, and self-suffocating habits.

I AM Christed!

By
ChillinInNewMexico
on
06-18-15

The Gnostic Gospels

By:
Elaine Pagels

Narrated by:
Lorna Raver

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

526

Performance

314

Story

321

The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon.

The other side of Jesus

By
Laura
on
05-19-06

The Gospel of Thomas

A New Translation, Commentary and Comparison with the Synoptic Gospels

By:
Jason Augustus Newcomb

Narrated by:
Steve Stansell

Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins

Unabridged

Overall

67

Performance

54

Story

54

The Gospel of Thomas is a non-canonical scripture dating back to around 50-100 CE that was found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945 CE, buried in a clay jar with many other documents, all in Coptic, that collectively came to be known as the Nag Hammadi Library of Gnostic texts. A few fragments of the Gospel of Thomas in Greek had previously been found in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt at various times between 1897 CE and 1905 CE.

Too much commentary interrupting the source material

By
Paul Gatts
on
11-06-15

The Gnosis of the Mind

By:
G. R. S. Mead

Narrated by:
Nigel Carrington

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Unabridged

Overall

59

Performance

46

Story

47

George Robert Stowe Mead was one of the most prolific and gifted scholars of Gnosticism and Hermeticism of the first half of the 20th century. This book explores gnostic ideas and texts from an entirely sympathetic point of view, which was rare at the time. Editor Jason Augustus Newcomb has rendered the book more comprehensible for modern listeners, as well as added additional notes and commentary.

It was to Christian laced and tampered with.

By
Amazon Customer
on
09-15-17

Synergistic Meditative Flows and Other Next Generation New Hermetics Tools

By:
Jason Augustus Newcomb

Narrated by:
Dennis Logan

Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins

Unabridged

Overall

23

Performance

23

Story

22

Synergistic Meditative Flows is a "next generation" New Hermetics practice designed to lead your consciousness toward enlightenment along three distinct pathways synergistically, as well as giving you a practical approach to systematically developing focus, bio-energetic power, and visualization prowess. Several variations and other new practices are also included.

Very impressed with these techniques

By
JEFF
on
12-28-15

The Gnostic Mystery

A Connection Between Ancient and Modern Mysticism

By:
Andrea Diem-Lane

Narrated by:
Jim D. Johnston

Length: 1 hr and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3

Performance

3

Story

3

Comparative studies often reveal similarities between greatly different cultures, even if those cultures are geographically separated by thousands of miles or historically distinct by thousands of years. This has been especially true in religion where similar ideas have been propounded by tribes or clans that have on the surface no contact historically or geographically with one another. For the phenomenologist, this kind of transcultural link or synchronicity is important because it raises the question of how religious ideas emerge and develop over time.

The Dead Sea Scrolls

By:
The Great Courses

Narrated by:
Professor Gary A. Rendsburg Ph.D. New York University

Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins

Original Recording

Overall

496

Performance

445

Story

441

Whether complete or only fragmentary, the 930 extant Dead Sea Scrolls irrevocably altered how we look at and understand the foundations of faith and religious practice. Now you can get a comprehensive introduction to this unique series of archaeological documents, and to scholars' evolving understanding of their authorship and significance, with these 24 lectures. Learn what the scrolls are, what they contain, and how the insights they offered into religious and ancient history came into focus.

A comprehensive overview of the Qumran Scrolls

By
Jacobus
on
09-25-13

The Secret History of the World

As Laid Down by the Secret Societies

By:
Mark Booth

Narrated by:
John Lee

Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins

Unabridged

Overall

698

Performance

586

Story

587

In this groundbreaking new work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling intellectual tour of our world's secret histories. Starting from a dangerous premise - that everything we've been taught about our world's past is corrupted, and that the stories put forward by the various cults and mystery schools throughout history are true - Booth produces nothing short of an alternate history of the past 3,000 years.

A unique perspective

By
Robin
on
04-09-12

The Life and Philosophy of Pythagoras: Esoteric Classics

By:
Manly P. Hall

Narrated by:
Robin Haynes

Length: 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

47

Performance

35

Story

36

Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall gives a brief biography of the life of the fabled Greek philosopher, Pythagoras, as well as accounts of how he was murdered. He gives a fantastic overview of the teachings of that man. Hall covers his theories of transmigration, symmetrical solids, aphorisms, astronomy, and many other things, as well as what he expected of his students and accounts of his school and initiations.

Well written. Well narrated.

By
Ilias V. Korifidis
on
02-27-17

The Life and Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus

Esoteric Classics

By:
Manly P. Hall

Narrated by:
Robin Haynes

Length: 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

59

Performance

51

Story

51

Renowned esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall gives us an overview of the history of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus. He begins with a short piece of fiction, which he was known to do, in which he illustrates the tale of Hermes defeating a dragon in a temple, as the neophyte and initiator observe. Moving to nonfiction, he discusses the identity of Hermes, the lost writings of Hermes, the Book of Thoth in particular, an introduction to Poimandres, and ends with his simplified and condensed translation of Poimandres.

As long as you don't know yourself ....

By
Amazon Customer
on
02-12-18

The Bhagavad Gita

By:
Eknath Easwaran

Narrated by:
Paul Bazely

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Unabridged

Overall

1,275

Performance

1,142

Story

1,139

The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord", is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's reliable and accessible version has consistently been the best-selling translation. Easwaran's introduction places the Gita in its historical setting and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions give clear explanations of key concepts in that chapter.

Content and narration reduced me to tears

By
laurie
on
01-11-16

Ancient Mysteries and Secret Societies

Foundations of Freemasonry Series

By:
Manly P. Hall

Narrated by:
Michael Strader

Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

28

Performance

19

Story

20

Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall covers a lot of areas relating to the ancient mysteries, including common roots in religious and ritual practices, the practices of the Druids and how they relate to Masonry, the rites of Mithras, Simon Magus and the Gnostics, Abraxas, the Egyptian Serapis, the Odinic mysteries and how they compare, the rites of Eleusis, the Orphic mysteries, Bacchus, Dionysos, and much more.

Okay

By
Paula Hernandez
on
01-17-17

Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1

By:
Neale Donald Walsch

Narrated by:
Neale Donald Walsch,
Edward Asner,
Ellen Burstyn

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Unabridged

Overall

1,543

Performance

1,220

Story

1,207

Suppose you could ask God the most puzzling questions about existence, and God would provide clear, understandable answers? It happened to Neale Donald Walsch.
Conversations with God is Neale Donald Walsch's account of his direct conversations with God, beginning in 1992 while Walsch was immersed in a period of deep depression. He composed a letter to God in which he vented his frustrations, and much to his surprise, even shock, God answered him.

A life-changing book

By
Velanche
on
10-15-12

The Secrets of Enoch Also Known as the Second Book of Enoch

Christian Apocrypha Series

By:
R. H. Charles

Narrated by:
Michael Strader

Length: 1 hr and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

46

Performance

40

Story

39

The content of this piece covers Enoch's journey through the multiple heavens, meeting the angels Gabriel and Michael, Enoch instructing Methuselah and his other sons on moral and ethical lessons, which he had written out in 366 books and which he eventually passes on to Methuselah and his other sons, so that his teachings wouldn't be lost and finally, Enoch's eventual assumption into heaven. This is essentially the sequel to the fabled Book of Enoch.

Anointed verbal & descriptive images of the Lord.

By
TMcWooten
on
02-14-17

Publisher's Summary

This book covers four distinct areas concerning the life and teachings of Jesus Christ:

1. An interview with the late Charan Singh, spiritual head of Radhasoami Satsang Beas, conducted by a group of fundamentalist Christians. Charan provides a detailed explanation for why he believes Jesus was a mystic-yogi. 2. An excerpt from Dr. Andrea Diem's pioneering work on early Gnosticism and its connection to Indian mysticism. 3. A complete translation of the Gospel of Thomas by Mark M. Mattison. 4. A radical new interpretation of Christianity based on a deep and horizontal reading of the four Gospels in the New Testament, focusing on the humanity of Mary Magdalene and her unconditional love.

This book taken as a whole provides a new way of looking at Jesus and early Christianity.

Performance

Story

[Brackets]

I love this book, it is quick and very helpful.

Every time brackets occur, the reader says the word "brackets" in the same monotonous tone. I had to stop many times just like 50 shades of grey. Remember the email exchanges where the reader thought it was necessary to read dates, times, subjects, re subjects, re re re re subjects? Yes...

Everything else was great and verifies a lot of my personal gnostic study.